Song: A different world
By: Bucky Covington
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"More? I have a feeling you have a story of your own." Max said knowingly. "Come on and Susan, tell us more!"
"Susie's mom smiled. "Well it was just a different world back then. Things that are commonplace today would never have been even considered when I was a kid. And things that would be considered dangerous or unfair now were commonplace for us growing up. (1) Pregnent mom's still smoked and drank, do not get any ideas!"
Snickers came from just about everyone followed her warning, but she gave her dead serious look and they stopped so she could continue.
"Everything, including baby toys and cribs were painted with lead based paint. There was no such thing as childproof lids and not one car had seatbelts. We rode our bikes without helmets, Don't even think about trying it!"
Again her mothering instinct interrupted her story, and again there were snickers-though not as many-and everyone had a smile.
"Don't worry mom, we know that it's not safe to ride without our helmets!" Susie said.
With a proud grin Susan went back to telling her tale. "Tv consisted of three channels and you had to get up and changed them on the tv set itself. There was no such thing as video games or satellite. We had our friends and we all went outside to play."
"WHAT!" Several of the younger generation looked absolutely horrified.
"It's not that bad you know. In fact I just might start making a rule to limit tv time, for everyone!" She looked pointedly at her husband who pretended not to notice. Her kids copying their dad.
Jack had to cover a laugh with a fake clearing of his throat, he personally was with Susan on the hole go outside to play thing! Come on you can't have a proper snowball fight or anything even close to a good sled ride when you spent all your time inside. He thought.
His clearing of his throat seemed to get Susan going again."It was a different life, when we were boys and girls. Not just a different time, it was a different world!"
Nods from the adults, there agreement evident.
"School always started the same way every day. We said the Pledge of Allegiance and then someone gave a prayer. When you tried out for a team not everyone made it, we got disappointed but that was alright. We turned out alright, wouldn't you say?" The kids agreed. "It was just a different life, when we adults were boys and girls. Not just a different time, it was a different world!"
Jamie's mom joined in now with her own memories of how things were different for her as a kid. "We drank from a garden hose instead of bottles and on sundays all the stores closed their doors."
"You lived in a different life when you were boys and girls." The kids quoted. "Not just a different time from now but a different world."